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Patented Aug, 1886.

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JOHN HARTMEYER, OF ZANESVILLE, OHIO, ASSGNOR TO HIMSELF, JOHN P. PALMER,AND ADDISON PALMER, OF SAME PLAGE.

WATER-COOLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 346,849, dated August3, 1886.

Application med Maren 24, 1886.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN HARTMEYER, of Zanesville, in the county ofMuskingum and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Tater-Coolers; and

I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in Water-coolers.

In Patent No. 221,717, granted to B. L. Gray and myself on July l, 1880,a Watercooler Was shown and described in which achest was provided witha water-receptaclelocated centrally therein, formed of a single piece ofmetal, and having its ends secured water-tight to the lining of thechest. v The object of my present invention is to prozo vide aWater-cooler in which the Water may be exposed more freely to thecooling effect of the ice, and in which the water-receptacles areremovably secured.

A further object is to provide means for purifying the Water, and formaking thesupply of Water in the tanks selfregulating- Vith these endsin View, my invention consists in certain features of construction andcombinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a viewof the cooler, with oneside of the chest removed; and Fig. 2 is a View of the same in Vposit-ion for use with cover raised.

A represents the outer Wall of a chest, its inner wall or lining, a,being preferably constructed of metal, and located a short distance fromthe outer wall, leaving a space, B, between the two walls for thereception of some 4o non-conducting material-sawdust or charcoal, forexample.

Vithin the chest A are located one or more water-receptacles, C. In theaccompanyinfJr drawings two are shown. They consist, pre

erably, of a single sheet of metal bent U- shaped, to form the sides andbottom of the receptacle, and flat sheets of metal secured to the edgesof the sides and bottom to form the ends; or they may consist ofgranite, agate,

5o porcelain, or enameled Ware. The receptacles thereto, as shown.

C are located at about equal distances from the Serial No. 196,363. (Nomodel.)

ends of the chest and from each other, and are supported above thebottom of the chest upon cleats c. They are also further supported byrods D, which extend through sockets din the upper side edges of thereceptacle, and transversely through the chest-walls, being convenientlysecured in position by nuts. To prevent the sides of thewater-receptacles from bulging out, vertical strengthening-ribs E aresecured 6o The water-receptacles C are provided with covers to preventthe dirt from falling therein when ice is placed in the chest.

The receptacles C communicate with each other through one or more pipes,as F. The receptacle C, into which the supply of water for the severalreceptacles first runs is provided with filtering material G, eitherinbulk, as shown, or in a separate receptacle, which 7o may be taken outand renovated without disturbing the water-receptacle. A float, H, isconnected with the stopcock h in the supplypipe, and is adapted to closethe cock when the water in the receptacle rises to the proper height,and to open the cock as the water is drawn from any one of thereceptacles, thereby automatically regulating the supply of water in thecooler.

Between the water-receptacles the bottom of 8o the chest A is providedwith raised grates or slots I, which hold the ice above the bottom ofthe chest and form a drip-reservoir for the water from the melting ice.

K represents the ice packed in the chest be- 8 5 tween thewater-receptacles.

L represents the lid of the chest, and lWI and N represent,respectively, the draft-faucet for obtaining drinking-water, and theWater-faucet for cleansing the receptacle containing the 9o lteringmaterial.

By the above construction the water gradually entering and flowingthrough the filtering-receptacle, becomes thoroughly cooled before it isdrawn for use, while the automatic supply prevents annoyance fromcarelessness or forgetfulness on the part of the person entrusted withits care, and the distributing of the water into several receptaclesbrings it into more extended contact with the icc-cooled sur roo face.

The independent construction of the recep- -tacles admits of theirremoval for repairs or cleansing while the inner wall of the chestremains intact.

It is evident that slight changes might be resorted to in the form andarrangement of the several parts described without departing from thespirit and scope of my invention; hence I do not wish to limit myselfstrictly to the construction herein set forth; but,

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a water-cooler, the combination, with a chest, of two or moreconnected water-receptacles located within the chest, substantially asset forth.

2. In a water-cooler, the combination, with a chest, of one or morewater-receptacles 1ocated therein, and transverse rods extending throughthe chest and adapted to form supports for the receptacle orreceptacles, substantially asset forth.

3. In a Watercooler, the combination, with a chest, of two or moreconnected water-receptacles constructed independently of the chest andlocated at intervals within the chest, substantially as set forth.

4. In a water-cooler, the combination, with a chest, of awater-receptacle located within the chest and filtering material locatedwithin thawater-receptacle, substantially as set forth.

5. In' a water-cooler, the combination, with a chest and two or moreconnected water-receptacles located therein, of a water-filter in one ofthe receptacles, substantially as set forth.

6. In a water-cooler, the combination, with a chest and two or moreconnected water-receptacles located at intervals therein, of awater-supply pipe entering one of the receptacles and a fioat adapted toautomatically open and close the supply-pipe,substantially as set forth.

7. In a water-cooler, the combination, with a chest' and two or moreconnected waterreceptacles located therein independently of the chest,of the automatic water-supply commu? nicating with one of thereceptacles, a filter interposed between the water-inlet pipe and thereceptacle from which the water 'is drawn, the draft-faucetcommunicating with one of the receptacles, and a waste-Water faucetcommunicating with the receptacle containing the filter, substantiallyas set -fort-h.

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the .presenceof two subscrib ing witnesses.

JOHN HARTMEYEP..

Witnesses:

ADDISON PALMER, D. VAN VooRHIs.

